The political economy of ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka : economic liberalization, mobilizational resources, and ethnic collective action

1. Introduction -- 2. Linking changes in economic liberalization and the onset of violent ethnic conflict -- 3. Colonialism, high economic liberalization, and the precedence of caste over ethnicity (1815-1925) -- 4. High economic liberalization, the persistence of caste over ethnicity, and the emergence of inter-ethnic coalitions (1925-36) -- 5. Medium economic liberalization, the decline of caste-based inter-ethnic coalitions, and the politicization of ethnicity (1936-48) -- 6. High economic liberalization, the institutionalization of selective incentives, and the increased reliance upon mobilizational resources (1948-56) -- 7. Medium economic liberalization and the emergence of the Sinhalese critical mass (1956-65) -- 8. Medium economic liberalization, the coherence of the Sinhalese critical mass, and the crafting of Tamil mobilizational resources (1965-70) -- 9. Low economic liberalization, intra-Sinhalese bidding wars, and functioning Tamil mobilizational resources (1970-77) -- 10. Medium economic liberalization, intra-ethnic bidding wars, Tamil mobilizational resources, and the onset of violent ethnic conflict (1977-83) -- 11. Intra-ethnic fractionalization, radicalized violence, and protracted ethnic conflict (1983-2009) -- 12. Conclusion.